17.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam wants central forces deployed on Nagaland border to prevent encroachment   The state government is planning to move central paramilitary forces close to the Assam-Nagaland border to prevent encroachment of Assamese territory by people from the neighbouring state. This comes in the wake of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah)’s renewed pledge to acquire … Read more

15.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to provide textbooks to blind students   The state government will provide free textbooks to visually impaired students of the state.   The chief minister made the announcement while releasing a guidebook for visually challenged students for competitive examinations.   Titled ‘An Approach to Competitive Examinations in Braille’, the guidebook is prepared … Read more

12-13.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   CM lays foundation for new roads under PMGSY in Tinsukia dist   Reiterating the State Government’s commitment to boost rural infrastructure, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone for construction of five roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) with an expenditure of Rs 18 crore at Amarpur under Sadiya Sub-Division … Read more

11.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   North East Festival in Delhi ends    The North East Festival aimed at “promoting talents and culture of NE India” concluded on November 5. “More than two lakh people attended the festival, the visitors comprising people from Delhi-NCR, NE communities and foreigners. The event is an attempt at bringing the NE closer to … Read more